Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia
Slovakia: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 11.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia is 11.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia peaked at 14.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2019.
Slovakia ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.4% | — |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 14.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Slovakia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 473,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,530 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 232,337 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 240,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,903 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0737 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Slovakia was 11.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- How does Slovakia rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Slovakia ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).